Schools in Puducherry to have half-day classes from October 8 for doubt clarification

Schools in Puducherry and Karaikal region to conduct classes for a half a day for students studying in Classes 9 to 12 from October 8 onwards.

The Puducherry Government has announced that students of Classes 9 to 12 will have face-to-face classes from October 8 onwards in Puducherry and Karaikal region. The Director of Education Rudra Goud told reporters that the classes will be conducted only for a half a day on all six days in a week until further orders. While the students who are studying in Class 9 and Class 11 will have class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, those studying in Class 10 and Class 12 will have it on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in a week.

He further stated that the attendance will not be made compulsory and classes will only be conducted for doubt clarification and guidance only. Students will have to bring a letter of consent from their parents in order to attend the classes. The letter of consent should be in the format the department had brought out.

At present, there will be no transport facility for the students to reach schools. The noon meal scheme will also not be operated for the present in view of the COVID-19 situation. The official said the schools for Class 9 to Class 12 would be reopened on October 5. But classes as such would begin only from October 8 as certain preparatory work was needed to clean the premises and other allied works.

"If there was any one in the family with symptoms of COVID-19, the student should not come to school. However, all students would be admitted into the classes after a preliminary health check-up through a thermal scanner. They would also be asked to clean their hands with sanitiser, maintain social distancing and wear masks as these are essential safety measures. Classes would be held only for half a day from 10 am to 1 pm in view of the extraordinary situation now prevailing", Goud said.

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